Improved butter-pail



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-Letters Patent No. 107,139, dated September 6, 1870.

IMPROVE-.D BUTTER-FAIL.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part o! thesame.

I, HENRY P. WEsTcoTT,-or Seneca Falls, in the county of Seneca and Stateof New York, have invented certain Improvements in Butter-Fails, ofwhich the following is a specitication.

The nature and object of my invention is to construct'a butter-pailconvenient to handle, with a cover that can be securely fastened andreadily removed, and which will not become unduly fastened by the eX-.pansion oi' the wood when standing in a cellar,-or nnduly loose by theslu'inkage of the wood when standing in the sun or other dry place'.

In the accoilnpanying drawiug- Figure l represents a top viewofniy'improved pail with the cover in place, and a small piece brokenout ot' the inner tlauge of one ear atg.

Figure 2 represents a portion of the cover.

Figure 3 represents anV upright view of the pail complete, with the earto which the button isattached in iront. j g

lhe following isa full and accurate description ot' my invention,reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the figures andletters of reference marked thereon.

Ais the body ofthe pail, made of staves and bound with hoops in theusnalmanner.

B is the cover, made to titthe top edge-of the bodyl of the pail, theends of the wood being brought next the two ears, and prevented fromwarping or splitting by the butt-ons fastened to the top ofthe cover,crosswise the grain..

A notch is cut into the edge of the cover at'the center ot each ear, oneot which is represented at g,

tlg. 2, nicely fitting a projection from the inside `ot' each ear, underthe inner ange of' the back ear, as shown in iig. l, where a portion ofthe inner flange is represented as broken away, and under the but-ton inthe front ear, as shown by the dotted lines at c, iig. 1.

These notches, iitting these projections from the inside oi' thezears,as above mentioned, prevent the cover from sliding oli` from the body ofthe pail by a side movement. i

a represents the back ear, and

d, the front ear, which are made of malleable iron, tinned, orothersuit-able metal, and rivet-ed firmly to the upper part of the bodyof the pail. Each of' these ears has an outer flange strengthened by-asort of bracket cast with it, and these outcrfianges serve for handlesto the pail.

The back ear a has also an inner flange projecting inward. just thethickness of the cover above the apper edge of the body of the pail,and, when th'ecover is in place, extending over the topof the cover, theentire width ot this inner iiange, and holding the cover at that pointfirmly down on the upper edge of the' body ofthe pail.

rlhe ti'ont ear (l has no inner flange, so that, .when the edge of thecover is placed under the inncrfiange of the back ear it will falleasily into place at its opposite side next the front car, the not-ch atthat side embracing the projection shown by the dotted line at c,iig. 1. l .A

At this point, next the front ear, the cover is firmly held down on theupper edge` of the body of' the pail by a button pivoted near one end tothe upper surface ot' the outer projection or flange of the front ear,so that it can be yturned about said pivot `over thel upper surface ot',the cover, as shown in fig. 1.

` The upper surface of the outer flange of the front ear is recessed, toreceive this butt-on andprevent its being accidentally moved inhandlinv.

The two ears, aand d, are riveted to the body of the pail entirely abovethe upper hoop, and upon opposite sides thereof, as shown in thedrawing.

I claim as my invention and desire, to secure by Letters Patent Thecombination of the body ot' the pail A, and the cover B, with the earsctand cl, and the button c, con- -st-ructed and arranged substantially asabove described.

H ENRY P. 7.FlS'`COT'l.

Witnesses J. W; PHILLIPS, HARRY GIFFORD.

